Quote for the Week
“The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature. If some of our great decorated trees had been grown in a remote forest area with lights that came on […]
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Happy Earth Day
Happy anniversary Earth Day! Celebrating the Earth, nature and wildlife with a gallery of photos. I’m looking forward to viewing your Earth Day images.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Big cities, small towns and neighborhoods across the US celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with parades, traditional music and dance, and food made from recipes of our ancestors. I’m celebrating two […]
International Women’s Day
“As a photographer I have learned that women really do hold up half the sky; that language isn’t always necessary, but touch usually is; that all people are not alike, […]
Hot House Flowers – Orchids Everywhere
It was while I was visiting the Oak Park Conservatory that I asked a staff member if they had a rare ghost orchid. She said that they didn’t. Then she […]
Quote for the Week
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” Charles M. Schulz, cartoonist and creator of Charlie Brown and Peanuts
2012 Celebrations in Photos
On New Year’s Eve I recall celebrations I’ve been to this year at events and festivals in a photo essay. The events, cultural traditions and fests were all different; and food, music […]
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays! Celebrate! Enjoy!
A Bright Side of Life
At a festival or celebration, I see the sunny side of people come out. Their brightness, energy shines through in their expressions. I also see their bright natures in the […]
Spirited Stories and Legends
Spirited stories and legends combine history with mystery in ghost stories and local lore of the Midwest, and links to some further afield. On Halloween, suspend your disbelief for a […]
Quote for the Week
“By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.” William Shakespeare, Macbeth An early quote for Halloween.
Halloween Parade
Dressing up in costumes and parading and dancing around streets is a global good time practiced in different cultures and countries for various holidays. Halloween is a holiday that appeals […]
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